This chapter investigates the evolution of quotation practices in the Austrian newspaper Wiener Zeitung (WZ) between 1850 and 1900, focusing on how it quoted articles from The Times (TT). The analysis is situated within the context of nineteenth-century transformations in journalism, marked by technological advancements such as the telegraph and the emergence of news agencies, which accelerated news transmission and encouraged new reporting forms. By comparing 50 WZ articles from 1850 and 50 from 1900 with their corresponding TT sources, the study assesses changes in the form and function of quotations in the WZ over this 50-year period. While direct speech remained the dominant form of quotation in both 1850 and 1900, the study reveals significant shifts in how the quoted material was handled. In 1850, WZ often reproduced lengthy TT excerpts near-verbatim. By 1900, faster news transmission and evolving journalistic norms led to shorter quotations and more condensed reporting forms. Articles quoting TT became notably shorter, and quotations were increasingly integrated into thematic narratives that combined information from multiple sources. Thus, the study shows that the modernisation of journalism in the German-speaking world, though delayed compared to the Anglo-American press, similarly reshaped source management and narrative construction.